The school was founded in 1940 as Allan Wilson Technical Boys' High School. Its sister school is Queen Elizabeth Girls' High School founded in the same year. Although standards at the school have declined considerably, the pass rate is still quite high and the boys still manage to hold their own against other schools on the sports field. There is potential of revival through the old boys' committee with many old boys now being based in the USA, the UK, and South Africa. There are also many successful old boys living in Zimbabwe.